# Accident 19791125033609A: Mooney M20K, Lacon, IL, November 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Lacon, IL
- Airport: Marshall Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0188° N, 89.3858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARSHALL COUNTY (C75), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0188&lon=-89.3858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231FD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231FD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,459 total, 55 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125033609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED LONG & FAST WITH LIGHT TAILWIND ON SHORT, WET RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF END INTO A FENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEV10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV10), Nov 25, 1979: Mooney M20K (N231FD), Lacon, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N231FD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080131000299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080131000299I), Jan 31, 2008: Mooney M20K (N231FD), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed hard at slc municipal (#2), pilot was unable to control the bounce and on the third bounce the nose wheel landing gear collapsed. Winds…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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